The pastimes of the twenty club of Premier League Write to the competition to request that matches not be played on December 24, after Wolverhampton Wanderers-Chelsea is scheduled for that date.
This match will be the first to be played on Christmas Eve since Leeds United and the Manchester United They faced each other on December 24, 1995 and it was the second time since 1966.
The decision was criticized by fan groups of the two clubs, due to the inconvenience in terms of transportation involved in traveling on that date, in addition to Mauricio Pochettinowho supported the fans and added that he will have to spend the anniversary with his wife in a concentration hotel.
Now, as explained by English Fans Association (F.S.Afor its acronym in English), the other 18 official groups of Premier clubs supported the criticism and insisted that it had not been a tradition to please the television networks, which were to blame for this match, which was scheduled for December 23, was moved 24 hours.
“The decision to play on Christmas Eve is very disappointing and disrespectful to the workers of both clubs and the fans,” Crystal Palace fans said.
“Public transportation is not the best at those times and millions of people will travel to be with their families. This year it is the turn of wolves and in Chelsea, but could be any of us in the future. “We all love football, but leave Christmas Eve free,” added the group. Manchester United.
“Once again, fans are not taken into account and what’s worse, fan groups were not consulted to make this decision,” noted the fans association of the City of Manchester.
Source: La Verdad
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